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The Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) is a 200-lap, 500 mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway (get Daytona International Speedway tickets). in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) is widely regarded as the most important and prestigious race on the NASCAR calendar, carrying by far the largest purse. Since 1995, U.S. television ratings for this race have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500.

With roots dating back to the earliest days of motor racing, the Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) is not just America's most popular automobile race—it is an American institution. No other race is as widely followed by stock car racing fans and no driver's record is fully complete without a 500 victory. The first Daytona 500 was raced on February 22, 1959 and was won by Richard Petty. In 1979, the Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) became the first NASCAR race to be nationally televised from start to finish.

The Daytona 500 trophy

The Harley J. Earl Trophy is presented to the winner of the Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets). It is named after the influential automobile designer Harley Earl, who served as the second commissioner of NASCAR and designed the Firebird I prototype that adorns the trophy. The permanent trophy is housed at the Museum of Daytona. It stands about four feet tall and five feet wide. Since 1998, winners of the Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) have been presented with a miniature replica of the Harley J. Earl Trophy, which was recreated by John Liba, a sculptor from Nebraska.

2008 Daytona 500

The 2008 Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) marked the 50th running of The Great American Race and was run on Sunday, February 17, 2008. The Harley J. Earl Trophy was plated in gold instead of silver to commemorate this event. The race was the first Daytona 500 (get Daytona 500 tickets) run using NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow, which was introduced in 2007, and is standard as of 2008.

Ryan Newman won the 50th Daytona 500.

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